Nora

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Janet d @JaneDec Jan 26, 2026 The thing about Nora Barnacle was her prosaic and unique appearance. It underscores the animal magnetism that existed between them. No surprise or challenge watching a beautiful woman. Very ho- hum. Peter McDonald is sexier than Ewan is this by a country mile. See more simon b @RT98282688 Dec 26, 2023 What is Joyce remembered for? His writing, surely. Yet this film (as far as I watched - about three-quarters) hardly touched on this despite Joyce being rated as one of the 20th century's greatest writers. I hoped to discover the man behind the writing yet the film seem obsessed with his personal/sexual life. Perhaps I should have clung on until the end but the film did not engage me sufficiently. See more Nov 2, 2013 A film worth seeing just for the performance of Susan Lynch as Nora. See more Jul 7, 2013 A film about James Joyce and his passionate and troubled relationship with his muse Nora Barnacle through their times in Dublin and Italy. The characters are too exaggerated and the screenplay in general is second rate. The film is dull and has little going for it, apart from a good photography. For a film built around sexual tension and chemistry, this film sure lacks it. See more Jun 13, 2013 James Joyce and Nora Barnacle fall in love, but societal pressures and sexual obsession complicate their relationship. When I write the one-sentence plot summary in my reviews, I try to find the central conflict; however, finding the central conflict, what keeps this film interesting, is remarkably difficult, and I had difficulty putting my finger on what keeps these lovers apart. At times it is societal pressures about sex and sexuality, and at times the film focuses on Joyce's jealousy, his feeling that it is impossible to truly know Nora sexually. What's worse is that by the end of the film, I didn't see the central conflicts coming to any kind of resolution. What adjustments do these characters make in order to function together? What should we learn from this story? I think the reason I enjoyed this film a little bit is the insight into Joyce's work. We see scenes that are reminiscent of "The Dead," "Araby," and <i>Ulysses</i>. I didn't know that Nora was the inspiration for each of these works, so I guess I learned something. Overall, this isn't a complete film because the conflict isn't resolved and I think one needs to be intimately familiar with Joyce's writing in order to understand it. See more Apr 29, 2013 Not enough exploration or explanation. You don't quite ever understand why this couple is together or James Joyce's purpose for writing. I wanted more. See more Read all reviews

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